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We live in a wild and crazy world. So much has happened in our earth’s history and so much cool stuff is still happening today! With so many awesome things surrounding our planet and the space beyond, there are tons of different facts you might not have known to be true. Below are some facts for kids that might sound crazy, but are totally true. Enjoy!
Crazy Animal Facts:
1. A blue whale’s heart is so big, a person could swim through the arteries
2. Armadillos almost always give birth to identical quadruplet babies
3. Slugs have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR noses
4. A pet hamster has been known to run up to eight miles on their play wheel in a single night
5. While humans have five senses, sharks have eight
Crazy History Facts:
1. The world’s oldest piece of gum is over nine thousand years old
2. Servants in ancient Egypt were forced to pour honey on themselves to attract flies away from the pharaoh
3. The Pyramids of Giza were constructed before wooly mammoths were extinct
4. Bearded men of the 18th century were forced to pay a beard tax
5. The French emperor Napoleon was attacked by rabbits while hunting them
Crazy Human Facts:
1. 50% of human DNA is shared with a banana
2. Your body takes approximately twelve hours to entirely digest food
3. The human brain weighs approximately three pounds
4. Enamel (the stuff that your teeth are made of) is the hardest substance in your body
5. The human brain takes up over one quarter of oxygen used by the rest of the body
Crazy Space Facts:
1. Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. It’s surface temperature is approximately 450 degrees Celsius.
2. A full moon is nearly nine times brighter than a half moon
3. Every single one of the planets in our solar system could fit inside of Jupiter
4. Ocean tides are caused by the gravity of the Sun and the Moon
5. Earth is called “the blue planet” because 70% of it’s surface is covered in water
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